Events and entertainment listings

Staff reporters

Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - Page 11

Theater

New Havoc in the Dragon Palace (新．鬧龍宮), part of a production in the Contemporary Legend Theater’s (當代傳奇劇場) Legendary Classic Drama Series. A dramatization of one of the incidents from the Chinese classic Journey to the West (西遊記).

■ Tickets are NT$450; available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw

Taipei Dad, New York Mom (台北爸爸‧紐約媽媽), a play based on the award-winning novel by gay filmmaker and author Mickey Chen (陳俊志) by the Mr Wing Theater Company (人力飛行劇團), is a passionate evocation of family life that spans Taiwan and the US over three decades.

■ Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm; tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm

■ National Theater, Taipei City

■ Tickets are NT$600 to NT$2,500; available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw

China National Peking Opera Company (中國國家京劇院) presents a series of classic Beijing opera performances over the next week, bringing over established stars and introducing emerging talent in a huge showcase of outstanding operatic technique.

■ Tuesday through to Dec 22 at 7pm and Dec 23 at 2pm

■ National Theater, Taipei City

■ Tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,500; available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw

Contemporary

Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. The spotlight is on pop singer Lin Chun-yi (林俊逸) tonight. Tomorrow’s show is the latest in Legacy’s concert series The Next Big Thing showcasing up-and-coming talent. This week’s roster includes Kaohsiung-based Elephant Gym (大象體操) and Empty Space on a Chessboard (棋盤上的空格).

■ NT$900 and NT$1,100 tonight and NT$200 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased at ERA ticketing outlets, online through www.ticket.com.tw, www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks

Japanese punk rock band BIGMAMA and Brit-rock outfit [Champagne] appear tomorrow night at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. On Sunday, it is indie rock group Miss Stocking (絲襪小姐).

■ NT$1,400 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw

Tonight at Neo Studio, a multi-purpose venue designed to host concerts, parties and fashion shows, French electronic music and fashion label Kitsune puts together an electronic party featuring Citizens!, Gildas, Mykal, NeonKidz and Disk0Kidz. Chthonic’s (閃靈) show on Sunday is already sold out. For more information, go to www.thewall.com.tw.

■ 5F, 22 Songshou Rd, Taipei City (台北松壽路22號5樓), tel: (02) 2723-6620

■ 9pm tonight

■ NT$1,600 tonight. Tickets can be purchased online through www.tickets.books.com.tw and walkieticket.com

Upbeat punks Punkhoo (胖虎) and pop punk and modern rock outfit Go Go Rise are scheduled tonight at Underworld (地下社會), a small basement club and a favorite indie rock hangout in Taipei. The Okay Cars and The Junk (帆人) play tomorrow. On Wednesday, it is electronica outfit Fabric Factory (織品工廠) and Dirty Fiction (髒小說).

■ Shows run from 9pm to 11pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays. Underworld is open daily from 9pm, closed on Sundays and Mondays.

■ Entrance for music shows is NT$100 on Wednesday, NT$300 on Fridays and Saturdays, which includes one drink

Tonight Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, hosts two female musicians Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋) and Glory (葛洛力). Tomorrow it is the release party of Hush!’s debut album.

■ Shows start at 9:30pm. Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist bookstore and large collection of board games, open 11am to midnight Sundays through Wednesdays, 11am to 1am Thursdays through Saturdays

■ Entrance for music shows is NT$300, one drink included

Revolver hosts the Black Series no. 2 — Eclipse featuring DJS INN, Pec, JohnnP and Zong-Yu tonight. The indie rock club celebrates its second anniversary tomorrow with a night of live music from Skaraoke, The Deadly Vibes and Formosa Romance, joined by DJs Marcus Aurelius, Robi Roka and James Ho.

■ NT$400 tonight and on Thursday. Tickets can purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw

Two two-man bands, Higashi and Wei (大人物語) and Murmur Show (慢慢說), take the stage tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by pop idol Kuo Shu-yao (郭書瑤, aka Yaoyao) tomorrow. On Sunday, BaBa Band (爸爸辦桌) plays with Manifune and Chizu from Japan.

■ NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets can purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw

Funk/reggae/soul band The Shiznits perform tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow, it is Alter-J (黑糖這樂團) performing jazzy tunes. N.E.S. Jazz is on Tuesday’s lineup, followed by Kueis Band (奎之樂團) and Andrew Salim Quintet on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

■ 10:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 9:30pm on weekdays. The venue is closed on Sundays and Mondays

■ Entrance is NT$200 tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, free on other nights

Acclaimed Aboriginal singer Samingad (紀曉君) performs every Thursday at EZ5 Live House, which hosts Mando-pop singers backed by a live band every night. Other highlights include Mando-pop songstress Julia Peng (彭佳慧) on Tuesdays and male crooner Shin Lung (辛龍), who performs every Saturday.

■ Entrance fee (includes two drinks) ranges from NT$600 to NT$850, depending on the performer

On Fridays at Italian restaurant Capone’s, Taipei Swing holds dance socials with live music from electric blues band Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ). On Saturday, drummer Abe Nbugu Kenyatta leads a band playing music from his hometown of New Orleans. Iris sings “romantic chansons” Sunday nights and on Wednesdays, it’s Latin music from guitarist Roberto Zayas. Duo Blurrs Bros perform blues and American songbook tunes on Thursdays.